^&gu{kP q1C) *8*g 专辑名称：Off The Radar
kt QMkEj# 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
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]P lD e 8 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
,khB*h14;h 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
t+C9QXY 推荐指数：4星
bvVEV dg#w/}}m 专辑介绍：
3/+r*lv>X qfF/X"#0 Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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tuZA q;X }O=QXI F5 Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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cWG>w6FI jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
VRr_s:CWK intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
$#|iKi<Y@j underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
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\^=Wp '5R bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
or2BG&W Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
X~ca8!Dq its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
3=r#=u5z accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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>0 The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
R.KqTEs<k truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
<zmtVE*>g laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
0#K?SuY.eN and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
;%u'w;sg q younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
Dw\)!,,i7U and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
y_aKW4L+ Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
gWlv;oq If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
NI(fJ%U seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
uK_ Q l\d Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
aI8k:FK" If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
ssdpwn' be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
JY$B%R4;] heartbreak.
rU^?Z ARcPHV<(2 The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
A\{dq: themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
L`$m<9w' lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
2=?/$A9p than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
r3~~4Q4XI> but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
#9HQW:On kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
vn5X]U" his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
HTfHAc?W doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
Z^P]-CB|6A icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
[=Qv?am in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
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j,7NLb9M polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
m53XN affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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CYIp 3D'k comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
m(~5X0 his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
y^M ~zOe of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
- 68E]O welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
xLUgbql- espresso kind of guy.
F%T e0l \> 8r)xC .#py5&`% Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
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e1*<9&S o6{ [7jI 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
Mi|PhDXMh 2. Be The One
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`5VEGSP] 7. Old Friend
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9XU"Ppv 12. Footprints
